Party Planner: 10 Best Nightlife Events This Weekend

By Andrew Chin and Erica Martin, April 13, 2017

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Apr 13: Capsule

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Capsule Party regularly rocked Shanghai with groovy cosmic beats, but has been defunct for several years. Join Thoma Cher, Charp and Kingart for a reunion.
Apr 13, 10pm-late, no cover. DADA, see event listings.


Apr 14: Borrowed Identity

Borrowed Identity at Elevator — That's Shanghai — Events — Thatsmags.com

Slowmance takes over Elevator with some help from the rising German new school house and techno producer. He’s released tracks on Ostgut Ton and Let’s Play House, while remixing the likes of Ben Sims and Jacques Renault.
Apr 14, 10pm-late, RMB80. Elevator, see event listing.


Apr 14: Choice 37

Choice 37 at Le Baron — That's Shanghai — Events — Thatsmags.com

Affiliated with YG Entertainment, the DJ and producer has laced K-pop stars like Big Bang, G-Dragon and Epik High with hits. However, he also has indie cred thanks to his work with underground rhymers like Blu and Aloe Blacc.  
Apr 14, 10pm-late, free entry (with RSVP). Le Baron, see event listing.


Apr 14: The Good Block Party

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Next-door neighbors Smash and C’s join forces for their first block party. DJs at both venues will play hip hop, disco, club trax, house and rare grooves. Amber Akilla plays her first Smash show, while C's hosts T Plus, Livewire and Mao Mao Q.
Apr 14, 9pm-late, no cover. Smash, see event listing.


Apr 14: 12 Inches of Fun

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12" of Fun residents Tobias Patrick and Lindberg take you on an adventure through weird and wonderful dance music. Expect disco, house and "outernational techno."
Apr 14, 10pm-late, No cover. DADA, see event listing.


Apr 14: Flashback

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Unico and MPV turn back the clock to the '60s and '70s for this "Friday Night Fever"-themed disco night. Expect classic songs by the Bees Gees, ABBA and lots more. Entry is free before 12:30am if you RSVP to events@mvpshanghai.com. Otherwise, it's RMB100 cover.
Apr 14, 10pm-late, Unico, see event listing


Apr 15: Discosmic Adventure

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Smash hosts long-running Shanghai club night Discosmic Adventure. Head there for night of disco heavy hitters, Italo, boogie, electrofunk, afrobeat, and many more strains of mind-blowing dance music.
Apr 15, 10pm-late, No cover. Smash, see event listing.


Apr 15: Gaika

Gaika at Dada — That's Shanghai — Events — Thatsmags.com

Woozy Offline and Genome present the Brixton-based producer and singer who’s been dubbed “electronic music’s answer to Basquiat,” thanks to his powerful strain of forwardthinking electronic dancehall.
Apr 15, 10pm-late, RMB80. DADA, see event listing.


Apr 15: Super Disko Vol II: Mehmet Aslan

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Shiny Shoes Shanghai & Şanghay Köfte Club team up for the second installment of Super Disko. Their headliner is Mehmet Aslan, who blends Anatolian folk hymns and Turkish funk-rock from the '70s and '80s with contemporary electronic music. He played a very cool Boiler Room set in Istanbul in 2015, and he'll be supported by Shanghai DJ Miki Discosnot for one of his final performances in Shanghai.
Apr 15, 10pm-late, Craft, see event listing.


Apr 15: Tou-JAM: DJ Cavo

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DJ Cavo, an undergound hip-hop DJ, was an early member of ska kings The Toasters (first 2 albums) and a member of hip hop/reggae pioneers The Unity 2. He was also part of South Asian hip-hop fusion group The Dum Dum Project, and managed a nightclub in Shanghai from 2008 to 2010. Catch him performing in Shanghai after many years away with a strong supporting cast of local DJs, rappers and MCs, including Skinny Brown, Black Daniels, Mr. Weezy and Mastermix Masta.
Apr 15, 9pm-late, No cover. Dope Shifu, see event listing.


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